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Feast of All Saints

2001 · 213 min

A slow, lush historical drama that immerses you in a painful, beautiful world of restricted lives and fragile hopes.

Directed by: Peter Medak
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Robert Ri'chard, Peter Gallagher, Gloria Reuben

Tagline: Born into one world, destined for another.
Overview: Set in 19th-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.

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Directed by: Peter Medak
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Robert Ri'chard, Peter Gallagher, Gloria Reuben

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
class
identity
family
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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